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PharmAla Launches Phenesafe AI to Accelerate Discovery of Next-Gen MDMA Derivatives
Mindbytes May 15, 2025

PharmAla Launches Phenesafe AI to Accelerate Discovery of Next-Gen MDMA Derivatives

PharmAla’s new AI platform, Phenesafe, promises faster discovery and patenting of novel MDXX molecules for psychiatric and neurological treatment.

Linsey Smith 2 min read
The First AI-Discovered Drug Just Entered Phase III Trials. Here Is What That Means.
News Jul 8, 2026

The First AI-Discovered Drug Just Entered Phase III Trials. Here Is What That Means.

An AI-designed drug has entered Phase III trials, bringing the pharmaceutical industry closer to its first medicine invented entirely by artificial intelligence.

gizmo guru 2 min read
New AI model accelerates molecular simulations for drug development
News Jun 12, 2026

New AI model accelerates molecular simulations for drug development

Researchers have built an artificial intelligence system that predicts long term changes in molecules over ten thousand times faster than usual computer simulations.

Giulio Prisco 2 min read